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AgStatesman said:
I see Paige's recognition as more of a nod to her being the reigning player of the year. It's an acknowledgement that if not injured she is clearly one of the best players in America. Also a bit on an indictment on the rest of the team that in her absence, no one could step up and be the go to player the team desperately needed.
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Caroline Ducharme says "Hi!"
 
What an exciting year of basketball. There is so much talent around the country that we are seeing parity like no other time ever in women's basketball. Great to see a wide open field where the top four of every Region is that good to win the Chip.
Congrats to all these ladies.

Few take away's from this AA list

1. Third team could make a strong case for second team. Reese and Brink for sure second line.
2, Glad to see Two players from Big East make the team.
3. Morrow Well deserved recognition. She accomplishes a lot as an undersized post player. Go BIG EAST!
4. CW has a lot of doubters however she had a Helluva a season. She should be on this list.

5. UCONN may not see an ALL American for a while if we continue to play with this much depth and see the consistent contributions throughout the roster. Losing Christyn Evina and ONO will open up some room. Losing Scoring, Ball handling and Defense means somebody will have to step up and replace that.
 
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RedStickHusky said:
Both deserving, although I'd have voted for Christyn and Liv for 2nd and 3rd team respectively. Does seem to be a lot more talent, a lot more spread out, than there was 20 years ago. This leaves the seniors with one option to leave something in the gampel rafters.
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I love Christyn the person and she also has played great lately (subpar competition mostly). However, to think she could be second team would be to discount the whole year and when people were injured the team turned to a freshman to help carry them through a period including stopping scoring droughts and end of game situations. She did play well in stretches but not as a senior 2nd team all-american, I do not think anyone was jilted. I hope she keeps the momentum into the NCAAT which will help the team and her position for the next step in her career.
 
Geesworld said:
What an exciting year of basketball. There is so much talent around the country that we are seeing parity like no other time ever in women's basketball. Great to see a wide open field where the top four of every Region is that good to win the Chip.
Congrats to all these ladies.

Few take away's from this AA list

1. Third team could make a strong case for second team. Reese and Brink for sure second line.
2, Glad to see Two players from Big East make the team.
3. Morrow Well deserved recognition. She accomplishes a lot as an undersized post player. Go BIG EAST!
4. CW has a lot of doubters however she had a Helluva a season. She should be on this list.

5. UCONN may not see an ALL American for a while if we continue to play with this much depth and see the consistent contributions throughout the roster. Losing Christyn Evina and ONO will open up some room. Losing Scoring, Ball handling and Defense means somebody will have to step up and replace that.
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Disagree with 4 and 5. Especially 5. To think Paige will go from sweeping NPOY awards as a freshman to not making an All American team again in her career makes no sense unless you're expecting she's going to miss a significant chunk of time again.
 
Beemer said:
Caroline Ducharme says "Hi!"
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Love the Godfather reference. I think part of the perception problem is that people do not allow for players, especially younger ones, to grow from necessary failures since we always have had such an overwhelming talented team(s). The loses are part of the growing to know how to step up, it does not always happen perfectly and with no steps backward.
 
bballnut90 said:
Disagree with 4 and 5. Especially 5. To think Paige will go from sweeping NPOY awards as a freshman to not making an All American team again in her career makes no sense unless you're expecting she's going to miss a significant chunk of time again.
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I wonder if anyone can confirm if Paige getting honorable mention that it actually took a spot away from anyone else? Is it always the same number of HM spots? Maybe they just added her with an extra spot for the reasons many stated, her numbers before being hurt and her support of teammates while out.
 
HuskyNan said:
Paige has played in 11 games, the last 3 with limited minutes. How does she get listed?
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Reputation and memory.

For what it’s worth, I’m a little disappointed for Christyn. She can make a statement about it in the tournament, though
 
Los24 said:
Love the Godfather reference. I think part of the perception problem is that people do not allow for players, especially younger ones, to grow from necessary failures since we always have had such an overwhelming talented team(s). The loses are part of the growing to know how to step up, it does not always happen perfectly and with no steps backward.
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Wouldn’t that be “Caroline Ducharme sends her regards”? That’s a line that appears in the book but not in the movie, if I recall correctly.
 
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Los24 said:
I wonder if anyone can confirm if Paige getting honorable mention that it actually took a spot away from anyone else? Is it always the same number of HM spots? Maybe they just added her with an extra spot for the reasons many stated, her numbers before being hurt and her support of teammates while out.
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I just counted...in 2020 there were 22 kids on HM AA, last year 18, this year 25, so it doesn't look like there's a set number of spots. Guessing HM AA is a catch all for anyone who received a vote for an AA team. I imagine some voter put Paige on 3rd Team as some sort of sympathy vote or it was a homer vote. Zia Cooke/Katie Benzan getting any recognition is a sign of clear homerism or a sign of blatant negligence. Those voters should be replaced IMO.
 
pvdoggy said:
When was the last time Uconn has no representation in the top 3 AA teams and the conference it is in has more than one player represented from other teams?
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She was an honorable mention so what is the problem? It's not like she was added to any of the teams
 
While I don’t think the girls need any extra motivation as they seem laser focused, perhaps this gives them a chip on the shoulder with a perceived lack of respect. This is a great group of girls that is so easy to root for! Go Huskies!
 
CW just play your game!! It will speak volumes!! Some of the ladies are very deserving on the list others are very interchangeable! CW should have made 2 or 3 team. I love Paige she is terrific..but let's be real she was unfortunately injured this season!
 
CL82 said:
Wouldn’t that be “Caroline Ducharme sends her regards”? That’s a line that appears in the book but not in the movie, if I recall correctly.
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Godfather 2 in the bar they say it right here : - )
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Los24 said:
Godfather 2 in the bar they say it right here : - ) View attachment 74550
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That’s right! I am not a big fan of Godfather 2 as I am of one. I believe in the book the hitter says that to Fabrizio. In the deleted scenes from the movie they just have him getting into a car which blows up. There’s some symmetry to that as well.
 
Brown Eyed said:
I apologize upfront as there are more astute people on the boneyard than I am.
is this the first time that there are no UConn players on the first second or third team all Americans????
is this a reflection on the coaching? UConn? Development of the players?
B&C
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Result of injuries+late development of players.
 
I'm huge fan of Haley Jones but she clearly had a bad year and didn't even warrant 2nd team, let alone 1st. Drill down into her numbers. It wasn't just that she didn't score a lot because she was on a great team. She just didn't shoot well period.
 
Los24 said:
I love Christyn the person and she also has played great lately (subpar competition mostly). However, to think she could be second team would be to discount the whole year and when people were injured the team turned to a freshman to help carry them through a period including stopping scoring droughts and end of game situations. She did play well in stretches but not as a senior 2nd team all-american, I do not think anyone was jilted. I hope she keeps the momentum into the NCAAT which will help the team and her position for the next step in her career.
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I wouldn't, and didn't, say that anyone got slighted, just where my biased votes would have gone.
 
I thought CW would have made 3rd team at least..well the real season starts now and CW has been really good the 2 seasons she played in the tourney.. her freshman and junior years ..she has averaged 19.5 points a game..if she can do that again along with the rest of the team that they have now they should make the final four..that's my biggest wish when 3 months ago that seemed unlikely..once they get there it's anybody's game
 
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oldude said:
Not surprised that UConn doesn’t have any 1st, 2nd or 3rd team AA’s, given the unprecedented number of injuries and illness related absences this season. I do believe that this will serve the Huskies well during the Big Dance when, for instance, they run into KY, NC St, etc. It never hurts to have a chip on your shoulder. :):cool:
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Using logic is dirty pool.
While both you and Husky Nan are dead on, I can't help feeling sad for 4 or 5 Uconn kids, in a different season, would all be AA's. I feel especially bad for CW. Late season she hit her stride.
 
TCC Kid said:
Using logic is dirty pool.
While both you and Husky Nan are dead on, I can't help feeling sad for 4 or 5 Uconn kids, in a different season, would all be AA's. I feel especially bad for CW. Late season she hit her stride.
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These kids don’t care about AA right now. It’s all about winning a trophy.
 
browns said:
I thought CW would have made 3rd team at least..well the real season starts now and CW has been really good the 2 seasons she played in the tourney.. her freshman and junior years ..she has averaged 19.5 points a game..if she can do that again along with the rest of the team that they have now they should make the final four..that's my biggest wish when 3 months ago that seemed unlikely..once they get there it's anybody's game
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I'm with you, Browns, that Christyn has played some really good games in the NCAA tournament, but her actual average for 10 career NCAA tournament games is 17.9... very impressive, but not 19.5.

Her best, however, was achieved against Iowa, Baylor and Arizona last year, averaging 22.7 for those later round games. Hopefully the presence of a better balanced cast of characters this year will allow Christyn to score less and still ride off into the sunset sharing a national title with her teammates.
 
The deacon said:
I'm with you, Browns, that Christyn has played some really good games in the NCAA tournament, but her actual average for 10 career NCAA tournament games is 17.9... very impressive, but not 19.5.

Her best, however, was achieved against Iowa, Baylor and Arizona last year, averaging 22.7 for those later round games. Hopefully the presence of a better balanced cast of characters this year will allow Christyn to score less and still ride off into the sunset sharing a national title with her teammates.
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Your right Deacon I added wrong..my bad. My point was she comes up big in the Big Dance..her 20points and Paige with 18(only shooting 5/13) were the only 2 that played fairly well against Arizona last year
 
browns said:
Your right Deacon I added wrong..my bad. My point was she comes up big in the Big Dance..her 20points and Paige with 18(only shooting 5/13) were the only 2 that played fairly well against Arizona last year
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don't boxscore to determine if someone played well, Paige played bad and even one of her shots hit the side of the backcourt it was ugly. Not to mention Arz was just pulverizing her with physicallity and she couldn't handle it.
 
bballnut90 said:
Disagree with 4 and 5. Especially 5. To think Paige will go from sweeping NPOY awards as a freshman to not making an All American team again in her career makes no sense unless you're expecting she's going to miss a significant chunk of time again.
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So you are thinking Geno & Paige fall back into Paige do everything mode. If so then yes Paige will for sure reign supreme. Hell she made honorable mention with only a handful of games.
Do we really want that version of Paige when it looks like we have other viable players.
If the team keeps with it's current maturation process, where any given night a different player emerges as the leader of the pack along with Paige being herself again, then i think they will negate their AA status. Which I think can be ok. TEAM
 
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